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The American Counterfeit

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Author : Mary McAleer Balkun
language : en
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Release Date : 2006-01-04

The American Counterfeit written by Mary McAleer Balkun and has been published by University of Alabama Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-04 with Literary Criticism categories.

Fakery, authenticity, and identity in American literature and culture at the turn of the 20th century Focusing on texts written between 1880 and 1930, Mary McAleer Balkun explores the concept of the “counterfeit,” both in terms of material goods and invented identities, and the ways that the acquisition of objects came to define individuals in American culture and literature. Counterfeiting is, in one sense, about the creation of something that appears authentic—an invented self, a museum display, a forged work of art. But the counterfeit can also be a means by which the authentic is measured, thereby creating our conception of the true or real. When counterfeiting is applied to individual identities, it fosters fluidity in social boundaries and the games of social climbing and passing that have come to be representative of American culture: the Horatio Alger story, the con man or huckster, the social climber, the ethnically ambiguous. Balkun provides new readings of traditional texts such as The Great Gatsby, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and The House of Mirth, as well as readings of less-studied texts, such as Walt Whitman’s Specimen Days and Nella Larsen’s Passing. In each of these texts, Balkun locates the presence of manufactured identities and counterfeit figures, demonstrating that where authenticity and consumerism intersect, the self becomes but another commodity to be promoted, sold, and eventually consumed.

Counterfeit Culture

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Author : Rob Turner
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-06-20

Counterfeit Culture written by Rob Turner and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-20 with Literary Criticism categories.

Explores the possibility of writing epic in an age of alternative facts.

American Counterfeits How Detected And How Avoided Comprising Sketches Of Noted Counterfeiters And Their Allies

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Author : George Pickering Burnham
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1875

American Counterfeits How Detected And How Avoided Comprising Sketches Of Noted Counterfeiters And Their Allies written by George Pickering Burnham and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1875 with Counterfeits and counterfeiting categories.

American Counterfeit

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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995

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American Counterfeits

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Author : George Pickering Burnham
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1875

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American Counterfeits

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Author : George Pickering Burnham
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1875

American Counterfeits written by George Pickering Burnham and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1875 with Counterfeits and counterfeiting categories.

Counterfeiting In Colonial America

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Author : Kenneth Scott
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 1957

Counterfeiting In Colonial America written by Kenneth Scott and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1957 with History categories.

Counterfeiting flourished in colonial America and Scott brings to life the many colorful figures who indulged in this nefarious practice.

Counterfeit Culture

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Author : Robert Charles Grey Turner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015

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Circulating Counterfeits Of The Americas

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Author : John M. Kleeberg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000

Circulating Counterfeits Of The Americas written by John M. Kleeberg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.

A collection of seven papers, plus two further papers forming the appendices, from the Fourteenth Coinage of the Americas Conference held in 1998. The contributors focus on counterfeits, a relatively neglected field of study in numismatics, in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Trademark Counterfeiting Product Piracy And The Billion Dollar Threat To The U S Economy

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Author : Paul Paradise
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 1999-09-30

Trademark Counterfeiting Product Piracy And The Billion Dollar Threat To The U S Economy written by Paul Paradise and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-09-30 with Business & Economics categories.

Called the business crime wave of the 21st century, trademark counterfeiting and product piracy are worldwide in scope and cost the U.S. economy billions of dollars every year. High technology and the globalization of business have made it possible to counterfeit and pirate a seemingly limitless number of products, from t-shirts, designer jeans, films and books to auto and airplane parts, and prescription drugs. The 1995-1996 trade dispute between the U.S. and China shows how serious the problem has become for American business and for U.S. diplomatic relations. Paradise explores the history of counterfeiting and piracy, shows how they are done, and the strategies that U.S. businesses are using to combat them. With interviews, commentary, and anecdotes by corporate attorneys, business leaders, and private investigators, this well-written book is essential for anyone interested in the damage that violations of intellectual property law are inflicting on world trade and what is being done to stop it. Called the business crime wave of the 21st century, trademark counterfeiting and product piracy are worldwide in scope and cost the U.S. economy billions of dollars every year. High technology and the globalization of business have made it possible to counterfeit and pirate a seemingly limitless number of products, from t-shirts, designer jeans, films and books to auto and airplane parts, and prescription drugs. The 1995-1996 trade dispute between the U.S. and China shows how serious the problem has become for American business and for U.S. diplomatic relations. Paradise explores the history of counterfeiting and piracy, shows how they are done, and the strategies that U.S. businesses are using to combat them. With interviews, commentary, and anecdotes by corporate attorneys, business leaders, and private investigators, this well-written book is essential for anyone interested in the damage that violations of intellectual property law are inflicting on world trade and what is being done to stop it. Paradise lays out the problem in Chapter 1 with a clear explanation of the differences between trademarks, copyrights, and patents, and the laws covering each. In Chapter 2 he looks at the role played by organized crime, gray market goods, the lack of intellectual property laws, and ultimately the threat to U.S. business. He discusses the recent investigations and disputes with China, and its aftermath throughout Southeast Asia. Chapter 4 focuses on the knockoff, chapter 5 on street peddlers and flea markets (and how merchants are retaliating), and chapter 6 on the tracking of counterfeiters. The entertainment industries and the pharmaceutical industries are then closely examined. He follows with equally comprehensive (and chilling) studies of automobile and aircraft parts counterfeiting and piracy in cyberspace. Paradise ends with a look at what is being done to counteract the inroads that piracy and counterfeiting have made into the global economy, and offers a provocative call for more and better efforts in the future.